EY Announces Finalists for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 in Greater Philadelphia

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Apr 28, 2015, 12:29 ET

PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- EY today announced the finalists for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 in Greater Philadelphia. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. These business leaders were selected by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala on June 11 at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel.

The finalists are:

Tom	Spann	Accolade
Bryan	Dori	Archer
Dr. Oren	Gilad	Atrin Pharmaceuticals
Richard	Bolte	BDP International
Michael	Bontrager	Chatham Financial
Alan	Rihm	CoreDial, Inc.
James	Abrams	EthosGen
Thomas	Petro	Fox Chase Bank
Bill	Aubrey	Gertrude Hawk Chocolates
Dev	Chanchani	INetU
Dr. Joseph	Kim	Inovio Pharmaceuticals
Osagie	Imasogie	Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Ross	Shanken	LeadiD
Geoff	Gross	Medical Guardian
Jeremy	Feakins	Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation
Sudhakar	Goverdhanam	Prime Technology Group
Michael	Barry	Quaker Chemical Corporation
Robert	Moore	RJMetrics
Jake	Stein	RJMetrics
Eric	Heil	RightCare
Dan	Lammot	roundCorner, Inc.
Christopher	Gray	Scholly, Inc.
Al	West	SEI
Jeff	Marrazzo	Spark Therapeutics
Manuel	Trujillo	Swain Techs
Ed	Harycki	Swift Capital
Carl	Joyner	TRIOSE
Robert	Vito	Unequal Technologies Company
Alan	Shortall	Unilife Corporation
Steve	Herbert	USA Technologies
Stephen	Somers	Vigon International, Inc.

Now in its 29th year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 145 cities in 60 countries throughout the world.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall National Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 14, 2015. The US Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner then moves on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Monaco, June 2016. Additionally, venture-backed companies that win an Entrepreneur Of The Year Award regionally are also eligible for the Venture Capital Award of Excellence at the national level. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are sponsored nationally by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America. In Greater Philadelphia, sponsors also include Ballard Spahr LLP, Merrill Corporation, MFP Strategies, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Murray, Devine & Company, Inc., Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia Business Journal, PNC Bank, Scherzer International, SolomonEdwardsGroup LLC and The Simkiss Companies.

About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.

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